Category: FinanceAsia
AsianBondsOnline Newsletter (19 January 2015)
News Highlights – Week of 12 – 16 January 2015 Bank Indonesia’s Board of Governors decided on 15 January to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at 7.75% and [...] » More
Asia FX brokers hit hard by Swiss franc shock, regulators probe
Some retail foreign exchange brokers and trading houses in Asia have been hit by massive losses from Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) sudden move to abandon a cap on its [...] » More
SE Asia Stocks -Singapore shares lead regional decline
Southeast Asian shares fell on Friday January 16 amid turbulence in the foreign exchange market after Switzerland’s move to remove its currency cap, with [...] » More
Asian markets fall after Switzerland stuns market
Asian stocks were sharply lower Friday after a surprise move by the Swiss National Bank to abandon its efforts to keep its currency artificially cheap shocked the market. [...] » More
SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia up before cbank rate decision
Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Thursday January 15, with Indonesia rebounding from over three-week closing low hit in the previous session before the central bank [...] » More
Asia shares rise after commodities rebound, dollar regains ground
Asian stocks mostly edged up on Thursday after a significant rebound in oil and copper prices brought a semblance of calm, while the dollar regained ground lost on [...] » More
Asia stocks mostly rise after oil steadies
Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday as oil prices steadied after a series of plunges but gains were uneven amid uncertainty about the global economic outlook. KEEPING [...] » More
Asia markets hurt as oil extends losses, yen rises
Oil prices fell further Wednesday January 14, heading to six-year lows, while crude’s weakness continues to test investor confidence, pushing the yen up and weighing on [...] » More
Asian shares meander after Wall St swings, oil prices drop
Asian shares meandered Wednesday following a volatile session on Wall Street as investors remained edgy over the slump in oil and metal prices. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s [...] » More
SE Asia Stocks-CIMB surges in Malaysia as merger talks flounder
Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday January 13, with a rally in shares of Malaysia’s CIMB Group Holdings helping the index rise to a more than one-week [...] » More
Asia-N.Europe container freight rate drops 10 pct – source
Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe dropped by 10.1 percent to $975 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week ended on [...] » More
Asia shares on defensive as oil extends losses, dollar choppy
Asian stocks were mostly on the defensive on Tuesday as the continuing slide in crude oil prices turned investors cautious towards risk assets, with the dollar touching a [...] » More
Oil prices sink further, dollar hit by wage data
Oil prices tumbled again on Monday (Jan 12), while most Asian stock markets also retreated after a sell-off in New York at the end of last week in response to data showing [...] » More
AsianBondsOnline Newsletter (12 January 2015)
News Highlights – Week of 5 – 9 January 2015 In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), consumer price inflation rose to 1.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) in December [...] » More
Asian markets mostly up after US gains
Asian shares mostly climbed for a third straight day on Friday (Jan 9) following more advances on Wall Street, while bargain-buying helped oil recover slightly from its [...] » More
